Collector Value Est.

$1,000–$1,800

USD · Market estimate

Near-mint / restored. Worn or stored examples sell for 30–60% less.

Notable Features

Zipper Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Mushroom bumpers (6), Slingshot (1), Kick-out holes (2), Multiball (3), Captive ball walker with carry-over feature. Left ball kicker lane shoots ball to top of playfield. Upper right ball return gate delivers ball to a four-step captive ball alley before returning it to the ball shooter lane. This feature carries over from game to game. There is only one slingshot on this game, next to the left flipper. The lower cabinet measures 52 inches long and 22 inches wide. The front is 16 inches high and the rear is 20 3/4 high to the top of the pedestal. Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player. Replay wheel maximum: 25 replays.

Historical Notes

'Capersville' features 3-ball multiball play, used earlier on Bally's 1963 'Star-Jet'. A special version was produced for Germany with the same project number and project release date. The schematic part number for the US version is W-1042-31c, and for the German version is W-1042-33a. A Cash Box ad from February 18, 1967, indicates that Bally announced delivery of this game the week before, while the December 1966 date we show as Date of Manufacture came from a 1976 Bally parts catalog. Christian Jacobs, a collector in Germany, told us of a conversation he had in May 2000 with artist Jerry Kelley. In it, Kelley revealed that his inspiration for the art for 'Capersville' was the 1965 French detective movie 'Alphaville' starring American actor-singer Eddie Constantine. After looking at some old movie posters, it becomes obvious that Constantine is the man in the backglass.

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